The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-02
AN ADDRESS
TO THE AGRIcULTURIsTs OF THE
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

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The Executive Committee of the
Louisiana State Agricultural Society
held session in New Orleans on Feb
ruary 10, and. passed the following
resolution:
Resolved, That ell papers in the
State are requested to publish the
address prepared by the Commit
tee to the agriculturists of the State.
ADDRESS.
To the Agriculturists of the State OF
| Louisiana A Convention OF the farmers
of the State of Louisiana met i'll January
| last in Baton Rouge and formed State
| Agricultural Society. The Executive
Committee of that society met i'll the City
of New Orleans upon the 18th inst. and
appointed the undersigned committee to
issue an address to the people of the State,
setting forth the objects of our organiza-
| ton, and making an appeal for co-opera-
ton. The object of the State Agricultu-
raj Society is to foster and advance all
agricultural interests, including farming,
gardening, stock raising, diaries, fruit
growing, etc. When we consider how
depressed is the situation at present, and
how rich is our soil and favorable our eli
mate, it certainly seems that our cOndi-
ton is susceptible of improvement
Where can this Improvement come from
except from ourselves7
We, therefore, appeal to you to unite
in an effort to improve, by organization,
discussion and study, the fortunes of our
State. If by combining ourselves to the
staple crops of cotton, sugar and rice we
have not achieved prosperity, may not a
diyersifiation of crops and pursuits, or
improved and intensive methOdf of Guilt
walton open to us great.future Nature
has beautifully contributed fertile soil
and climate where most of the agricul-
tural crops and grasses grow in perfection
and grasses grow in perfection, and il
is certainly within the range of possibili.
ty to utilize them by intelligence, new
methods and the many influences that re-
suit from combined study and organiz:a.
ton. We, therefore, urge upon you in
your respective Parishes to organize far.
mer's climbs and associations, as we he
lieve that the methods that have proved
so successful in other States will benefit
us. Remember that farmers associations
abound in our sister States just in proper
ton to their prosperity. Thus the richest
States have the most of these associations
and the poorest have the least, and il
they are benefcient to prosperity, what Q
blessing may they not become to our pov.
erty' The plan of our State agricultural
society calls upon the people to organize
locally, and when organized these loca
organizations will send delegates to s
State annual convention, and thus home
rule and local views and interests will at
tain the fullest development. This is ar
earnest ettempt tie organize the farmers o
the State, and the opportunity is now of
fered you to consult and confer together
in order that independence and prosperity
may reviyify the State.
The next annual State convention o.
the State Agricultural Society will meet
in Shreveport on the fourth Wednesda,
in January, in 1888, and we earnestly
hope that each Parish In the State will bt
represented there by delegates from agri
cultural associations organized within it:
limits. JAMES JEFFRIEs,
Of Rapides.
i H. G.. STRlNGFELIoW
OF Red River.
j VIM. BoBsoN,
! Of Caddo.
JOHN A. WHITE, ST.,
East Feliciana.
II. C. KEMPER,
Of Avoyolles.
/ w. C. STUDIES,
| A. u Nj. College
j. l.. BRENT,
OfAscension.